Easter Pics

More Easter

We had a great Easter filled with dying eggs, egg hunts, family, food, and most importantly church. The kids had fun getting their Easter baskets. Holidays are so much fun with them. I really love seeing them interact with each other.....it makes my heart smile.

I tried to make Anna Claire understand what Easter is really about, and that it is much more about Jesus' resurrection than the Easter Bunny, eggs, etc. I guess that's a really hard concept to grasp for a 3 year old. She was however very interested this year in the Easter story.

Rock Star and brother

Anna Claire came out of her room the other night and said mommy look I'm a rock star! WHAT your 4!!!! Where does she get this stuff? I must say she did pretty good.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Already loves his truck!

A Funny Leighton Story

I can't seem to keep up with Leighton's pacifiers, but really that's not uncommon they just always seem to disappear. I just assumed they were in random places like the car, under the couch, etc. Well I rolled his crib away from the wall the other day and found atleast 8 pacifiers and whats really funny is they were all in one spot. I guess he throws them in the same place. :)

Easter Eggs

Anna Claire loves dying Easter eggs. I love that she and Matt do this together every year. It's their thing, and I think it is so cute. Matt is such a sweet daddy!

Leighton is 10 Months

No my baby can not be 10 months old! WHEW, it really has flown by. What a fun 10 months it has been. I can't remember my life without him.

Here are some things I want to remember about Lay at 10 months
--When he's happy his mouth is wide open, it's the funniest thing (he smiles with it open)
--You can't leave the room after you have intiated feeding him, even if he's done and you walk out to get something he gets SO mad. Such a mild temper...yeah right :)
--When I walk in the room after being gone and he's been with Matt, he starts getting whinny. (according to Matt :) I guess he knows I'll give him lots of loving if he's fussy.
--Biz is his best buddy, when he touches Biz he goes nuts
--He never has more than one sock on at a time--they always fall off
--Loves remote controls and electronics, prefers them over any toy
--Loves making noise with toys
--Just started claping, I love to watch his sweet little hands
--Waves bye, fusses at Biz (like I do) after I say NO BIZ, he will point his little finger out and a make a loud noise
--Loves sisters room--especially her kitchen
--Lights up when he sees sister
--Loves his Grandma....always reaches for her
--Loves patty cake, singing, dances when he hears music
--He really only wants to nurse during the night and early in the morning (yes, I still get up with him during the night....crazy I know). I secretly like how cuddly and sweet he is in the middle of the night. I think for me it's become our special time just the two of us.
--Hates to be on his back ---that's why we call him turtle
--Takes two people to change his diaper...he dosen't like it
--Likes his bath, especially with sister
--Loves outside
--Likes his daddy to sit with him and watch TV---he won't sit still with me
--He's eating just about anything we eat that can be chopped up. He's a pretty good eater.
--LOVES Ritz crackers, they can always buy you a couple of minutes for a restroom break :)
--The only ways he can be contained in his walker or exersaucer is if he's having a snack





I love those juicy legs!!!!
We had his Baby Dedication Sunday at church. It was a special day for him and our family. We know what a gift he is from God and we are truly blessed. It was a fun time, both sets of Grandparents went with us to church and then we got to all have lunch together at my moms. It is so awesome to have the family that we've been blessed with. Yet another gift from God.
Grandpa and Leighton on baby dedication day

NEW BLOG

Thanks to Matt and this snowy, beautiful day I have a new blog format. I think it's great, I was getting tired of the other one.

Curls and Random Pictures

I love this shot! The ice cream man is a bright spot in her day. She loves it!

Anna Claire's babies and my baby having breakfast. They all eat together most mornings :)

Sunday after church we saw the first real curl in Leighton's hair. I'm still not sure if this means he will have curly hair, but I have to say it was pretty cute. It just curled up right behind the ears. It was humid so that may be the only reason.

Leighton the little musician

Vegas Trip and Leighton is 9 Months

My little Leighton is 9 months old. He's getting so big, but still my little baby boy, atleast to mommy. When I think of Leighton I think ALL BOY. He is just a boyish boy if that makes sense. He tears up everything and can't stand to be slowed down. I love my little bundle so much.

He is getting around everywhere now. He loves sisters toys, to be held and his brother Biz. He can throw himself a fit, take something away from him and he lets you know he's not happy about it. I think the funniest is the way he throws his head back when he's mad.

I love when he's tired because he lets us love on him, he's so cuddly, but ONLY when he's tired enough. He waves bye and it it so cute he just lifts his little arm up and dosen't move his hand to wave....then he just holds his arm there for quite a while and says uhhhh (his version of bye) I love it. He says dada and mama, uh oh, I think ball, again his version of it.

He's just such a blessing.

We had a great trip to Las Vegas as always. Matt got to go with us. It was Leighton's first plane ride and he did pretty good. Anna Claire is a pro now and LOVES traveling (by plane). I don't do road trips well at all. Actually, I can't stand them, and I have a feeling she's the same. Well every 3 year old is I guess.

Blake got a Nintendo Wii (?spelling) for his Birthday, and the kids LOVED playing it. Including Matt. We had a great time celebrating with Blake, the sweetest nine year old I know.

My brother (along with the rest of my family) really know how to make Anna Claire happy. My brother took her to Build-A-Bear and told her to pick out anything she wanted. Nothing she picked out was turned down. She got a sweet puppy with a bed, collar, leash, clothes, shoes, I could keep going on but I won't. :) What a lucky girl to have such a sweet Uncle and Aunt.

Matt and Blake playint the Wii

Sweet Leighton on the plane with Daddy

All the cousins

With Uncle StephenMy little traveler with Granny

Mud Pies are the BEST!

My sweet friend Dorothy took these pictures. She takes great photos. Anna Claire and Merritt were mud pieing (my word) it today.

We LOVE mud pies at our house! I've got to get back to scrubbing Anna Claire.

Not much to report

Nothing major going on, but I wanted to post a few cute pictures. We bundled up and got outside some the other day. These are "the days". Each day is a blessing and a gift.

Well some of us bundled up. Apparently cheerleadeers don't get cold when it's 40 degrees with an open midriff.

Ballet, Happy New Year and Leighton is 8 months

Happy New Year! 2008 has brought with it some curve balls for us, but nothing we can't handle. More importantly it's brought so much happiness to our family of 4, I mean 5 with Biz. This is going to be a fun filled year :)

Matt is no longer employed, that is the curve ball. I know it will all work out and this will pass. The hardest part right now is that I have gone back to work at the Foundation, very much part time though. My boss has been super to let me get some hours in and she is always SO flexible with when I work. However, I am SO sad about leaving my kids. I have wanted to be a stay at home mom for a long time, even before I had kids. I am a firm believer in kids being with thier mommies, but I guess I'm doing what I need to, atleast I keep telling myself that :( I don't believe God made dad's to tend to kids while mom's work, but for now that's how it is. So if you see my kids out and about with thier daddy don't laugh if they are still in their pj's at 3:00pm :)

Matt is looking for something and I know he will find the perfect job!

On to brighter topics...............................


Leighton is 8 months old! WOW!

Here's what the little guy is up to:
1. Being everywhere! pulling up and crawling.
2. Getting teeth, he has 1 and getting the other bottom one and he's not real happy about it.
3. Fighting sleep. It takes a lot to get him to sleep right now.
4. Eating some table food. I mash bannanas and he loves it! He still loves his baby food too.
5. He loves his daddy. The one who can usually get him to sleep by sitting in his lap watching Baby Einstien.
6. Making lots of noise....he loves to hear himself talk.
7. He likes to go out and about. He takes it all in everywhere he goes.
8. He dosen't like mommy to leave the room.
9. Biz is at the top of his favorite list right now too. He pulls up on Biz and laughs, it's so cute.
10. He's starting to play peek a boo.

We are enjoying him so much and feel blessed to have him in our family!

Anna Claire had parent observation week at tap/ballet in December and it was so cute. I love the ballet class, it would be my first choice for her, but it's not up to me right? :) She does like it and is getting good at it. I think it's precious, I could watch all day.

I feel like my girl has grown so much latley. She just seems so big to me. I love hanging out with her. Our girl time together is SO special to me. I hope to be having those special mother daughter moments for years to come, even when she's my age. I know for me, hanging with my mom is the BEST and always has been. I know Leighton and Matt will enjoy a similar, relationship as well.